chopping board; cutting board
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
voluntary; optional; free; elective
cooking; food preparation
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
taste; palate; sense of taste
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
all you want; as much as one wants
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
opposite side; opposition
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to